Watch A Russian Jet Intercept A Portuguese Surveillance Plane

Screenshot/https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1421914688&x-yt-cl=84503534&v=IfdR0G5gc_s#t=38 The following footage is quite unique: It shows a single Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker jet as it intercepts and shadows a P-3 Orion, reportedly flying over the Baltics.

According to the source who sent it to us, the unclassified video was filmed in November 2014 by "one of the sensors carried by a Portuguese Air Force P-3 Orion MPA - Maritime Patrol Aircraft - during a mission over the Baltic Sea."

The clip clearly shows the fully armed Russian Su-27 approach the surveillance plane from the starboard side (at safe distance), use the air brake to slow down, and then break away.

According to our source, it's pretty standard for the Russian Air Force to launch a single fighter jet to identify and escort NATO surveillance planes.